Welcome To Screamscape!

Park News - (10/18/11) According to the local news, The Morey’s Organization (Will Morey) is set to build a new six story hotel that will be combined with the Starlux hotel nearby, merging to form the Grand Wildwoodian. Construction on the 140 room hotel will begin next year and likely open in 2013.
    (9/30/11) A number of Morey’s Piers attractions from Adventure Pier have been posted to the IRM Facebook page. From what I could identify off the bat they were selling the Sky Ride, Wisdom Tornado, the Chamber of Checkers funhouse/maze as well as the Chance Carousel. With all these attractions on the way out, it does seem like they are trying to clear up the space here for something, perhaps to move other attractions from Surfside Pier over to Adventure Pier as part of getting the site ready for that massive new wooden coaster they’ve been talking about for years that will bridge the two piers.

2012 - New Waterpark  Attraction - Confirmed - (2/2/12) A few updates on the Morey’s blog confirm that the River Adventure in Raging Waters will get a major facelift by adding a more natural rock look. They also show off artwork of the new Wipeout mat-racer slide going into Ocean Oasis.
    (2/1/12) I don’t have many details or clues to go on yet, but I’ve been told that we can expect Morey’s Piers to add a couple of new waterpark attractions this season.

2013 - New Wooden Coaster - Planning - (1/12/11) Construction is planned to start in September 2011. CosterFusion has published an interview with Jack Morey of Morey’s Piers this week. In addition to talking about what goes on during the park’s winter slumber (lots of rehab work), they hint about a possible upcoming Halloween event on the way as well as go into some new detail about the upcoming new wooden coaster.
    The coaster will start on the Surfside Pier and jump over and back from Morey’s maintenance pier over a bridge structure. While construction on the new coaster will actually begin this September, the ride wont open until 2013.
    (10/11/10) According to this article that details the end of the line for the Wipeout Giant Slide at Morey’s Piers, the new pier-spanning wooden coaster project wont likely open until 2013.
    (6/30/10) A Screamscape reader has sent in new artwork showing off the new proposed pier-spanning wooden coaster for Morey’s Piers.
    (6/17/10) According to the local news, the mega coaster project that will span two of Morey’s Piers has gotten all but the final approval needed to move forward. From the sound of the article and the amount of work needed to be done, it probably wont be ready until 2012, but we can hope for 2011.
    (3/13/09) Included in the 40th Anniversary Press Release was an update about the proposed new coaster project. “Plans are on the drawing boards for one of the most unique coasters ever built, taking riders over the beach between two piers. The ride, based in part on feedback from coaster enthusiasts, is being seriously considered for construction during the 2011-2013 timeframe.”
    (3/1/09) We’ve heard that the proposed Wooden Coaster that would span two boardwalks still hasn’t set on a final design yet and that they’re in no hurry to do so right now. Currently, the way things stand, the project may not see the light of day until the 2011 or 2012 seasons.
    (2/5/08) Thanks to the guys at NorthEastCoasters, they sent us a copy of the photo they posted of the current rough GCI plans for the 2010 wooden coaster project at Morey’s Piers. As you can see the left side of the plans shows off where the station, lift hill, first drop and final brake run will be placed, but the rest of the ride (other than the long dark tunnel) will take place at the right side location where I’ve zoomed in a bit to show off the two different views of the action portion of the ride’s layout.
    (2/4/08) You’ll have to scroll down a bit in this report from Eastcoaster 2008 posted to North East Coasters, but you can see a basic layout of the current proposal from GCI for the new 2010 wooden coaster planning for Morey’s that would span two piers.
    (8/2/07) A reader at the event did recall that Jack Morey mentioned something about dealing with two jurisdictions to build the coaster which actually would likely place it between Surfside Pier and the former Hunts / Dinosaur Beach pier, which are actually the only two piers close enough together to be a viable choice. Depending on where the station is located, perhaps this is a sign that Morey’s may be considering reopening the old Hunts / Dinosaur Beach pier along with previous plans to reopen the Golden Nugget.